PKX vs AREC vs CLF Stock Comparison

Posco Holdings, American Resources and Cleveland-Cliffs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$50.63 -11.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.91B
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.37 +9.7% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 6, Cleveland-Cliffs 3, American Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKXARECCLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.91B $86.92M $8.09B CLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x 4.9x -17.1x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.8% +56.7% +7.8% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% — -2.4% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — -1.3% PKX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.4x 9.8x CLF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% -71.9% +1.8% CLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -13.7%/yr -11.6%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 96.7% 67.3% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 40/100 38/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

PKXARECCLF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPKXARECCLF
Valuation 87 #22 of 162 68 #8 of 23 65 #57 of 162
Growth 39 #90 of 147 60 #9 of 21 40 #89 of 147
Profitability 50 #61 of 122 – 37 #77 of 122
Financial Health 79 #36 of 165 33 #15 of 22 11 #147 of 165
Shareholder Returns 86 #16 of 107 0 #10 of 10 –
Overall 68 40 38
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPKXARECCLFSPY
1 month -11.0%-42.6%+9.7% -0.8%
3 months -4.7%-38.1%+9.1% +3.5%
6 months -28.7%-50.2%+26.0% +7.0%
Year to date -4.8%-56.0%+0.7% +12.2%
1 year -9.6%-71.9%+1.8% +13.0%
3 years -35.1%-20.4%-16.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.4%-7.3%-5.9% +23.1%
5 years -21.7%-52.0%-46.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%-13.7%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years -5.7%—+115.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.6%—+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePKXARECCLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%96.7%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%93.6%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.412.842.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.740.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-88.1%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-75.1%-11.4% -1.8%
52-week high $91.72$4.37$15.09 $779.14
52-week low $48.69$1.09$7.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePKXARECCLF
P/E now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 12.8x 4.8xmedian 26.7x -16.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.1x -265.7xmedian 6.7x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x -1.7xmedian 28.0x 19.7xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 15.2x 6.7xmedian 10.1x -15.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -15.71median 0.29 0.07median 45.36 0.34median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPKXARECCLF
Revenue $37.16B -$312.74K $20.07B
Gross profit $3.86B $956.08K $309.00M
Operating income $1.39B -$6.29M -$282.00M
Net income $1.47B -$79.01M -$460.00M
Free cash flow -$4.45B $12.37M -$485.00M
R&D – -$1.22M –
EPS (diluted) $12.52 $0.20 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents – $31.70M $77.00M
Total debt $749.60M $8.34M $7.65B
Shares (diluted) 75.62M 87.27M 574.00M
Enterprise value $3.91B $4.43M $7.84B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPKXARECCLF
P/E 4.0x 4.8x -16.2x
P/FCF -0.9x 6.7x -15.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.5x 65.8x
P/S 0.1x -265.7x 0.4x
P/B 0.1x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – -1.7x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 3.3x -1.9x -53.9x
EV/Revenue 0.1x -38.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF -1.0x 1.0x -31.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 0.9x 131.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.71 0.07 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKXARECCLF
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.8% 56.7% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -26.2% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% 210.0% 133.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -62.3% -35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 47.3% 83.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 31.4% -35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 297.8% -517.7% 72.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -279.5% -48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 163.2% 131.2% 75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 68.3% -47.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 541.6% 112.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 71.1% -61.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% 682.1% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 89.3% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKXARECCLF
Gross margin 10.4% – 1.5%
EBITDA margin – – 3.8%
Operating margin 3.7% – -1.4%
Pretax margin 3.5% – -3.4%
Net margin 2.5% – -2.4%
FCF margin -12.0% – -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -4,086% 0.6%
Return on equity 3.4% – -7.3%
Return on assets 3.1% 7.7% -2.1%
Return on invested capital 3.0% – -1.3%
Return on capital employed 4.1% -5.1% -1.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – -3,162% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKXARECCLF
Debt / assets 2.2% 0.6% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.4x 9.8x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 0.1x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 7.7% 43.9% 70.7%
Equity / assets 92.3% 56.1% 29.3%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio – 2.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 1.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – -0.68 1.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKXARECCLF
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.7% –
Net buyback yield – -91.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% -87.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPKXARECCLF
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $-0.30FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +245.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.03BFY2026 $8.75MFY2026 $21.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +3,730.3% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKXARECCLF
Held by institutions 17.7% 31.5% 83.1%
Institutions holding 181 99 583
Change in shares held, QoQ +38.2% -5.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying 131 67 279
Institutions selling 30 17 191
Buyers to sellers 4.37 3.94 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PKXARECCLF
PKX 1.00 0.17 0.30
AREC 0.17 1.00 0.23
CLF 0.30 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKX, AREC and CLF?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.91B, American Resources (AREC) $86.92M, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $8.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, PKX, AREC and CLF?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.1x, American Resources (AREC) 4.9x, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads (Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) returned the most: Posco Holdings (PKX) -9.6%, American Resources (AREC) -71.9%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.8%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.8%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -13.7%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, American Resources (AREC) 96.7%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKX, AREC and CLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.